Mark Tremonti: "Ghost of Days Gone By" Lesson (Part 1) 

I wish I had one guitar for every tuning Mark ever used...

Marks playing is so lyrical and musical. I think he is seriously underrated. Tremonti is one of the best musicians out there today in any genre.

Mark not only a great guitarist, he's a true teacher that has spent his time teaching. Truly amazing person.

Open D5 is Db Ab Db Ab Db Db! Hope that helps!(:

One of the best riffs he's ever written and one of the best I've ever heard. So much emotion in it.

Man I would've loved to hear this in its original odd timing

Not an odd song sir. This is a successful one. Every time I listen to this song it brings tears into my eyes. You are the best Mark Tremonti

Mark may be the nicest guy who ever played guitar...food for thought ^^

Probably the most beautiful tuning I've heard, probably the best tuning for a melancholic song. I love that Mark teaches us something about the tuning in the process, I'll be writing maybe one song for my album on this tuning.

the sound of his guitar is amazing

His PRS is amazing.

Some of the most beautiful chords I've EVER heard is in this song: 5:05

Genius at work.

"Hey I'm Mark Tremonti, an awesome guitarist from an underrated band and I betcha if you play this you'll be awesome just like me!"

In Mark's instructional DVD "Mark Tremonti: The Sound and The Story", he plays the original which he recorded on a tape in the "The Story" section.

After watching Tremonti's guitar lessons and some clips of him talking about how he plays and writes his music I can't help but to focus on the sound of the guitar when i listen to a CREED or Alterbridge song,ROCK ON TREMONTI.

"you get there, then the rest its easy" jajaj yeah of course. Thank you Mark...

Ever since I started listening to AB III and Blackbird, my appreciation for Alter Bridge has gone through the roof. Absolutely love Mark's melodies and solos. Can't wait to see what they do next.

Mark, you are just so cool!

I never really experimented with Open tunings before listening to AB but god damn it sounds sooo good. Cant get enough of open tunings now, its so beautiful to strum along. Just hard when you get to the lead and stuff but when you want to strum freely, everything sounds beautiful. Favorite is Open G, (WOnderful Life, Watch over you)

It reminds me of the sound for "My Sacrifice" by that band Creed!!

Mark is one of my biggest inspirations. This song has got to be one of ABs deepest most beautiful songs.

This is why I want his guitar, he goes drop a# then plays this and it all has amazing clarity. Those pickups and the way the whole guitar is designed is just perfection. Plus PRS has the best finishes in the business.

Such a beautiful tune.

Best song, best tune. Mark Tremonti is a beast!

That PRS has got to be the most beautiful guitar ever made.

You’re one of my favorite guitarist of all time . Ever since Creed you are just unbelievable

Mr Mark Tremonti Love your guitars licks. Yes God is real!

I loved Marks playing but really haven't followed him (band wise) since Creed..man I've missed out ..Ill be downloading all AB and Tremonti albums forthwith..

This song summed up my childhood pretty accurately. Summer of 2011.

this guy comes up with some amazing melodic riffs every time and know how to mix them with cool heavy stuff, great musician

@manonmagiccarpet Yeah alot of modern rock guitarists these days kind of sound the same but Mark is definitely one of the ones that stand out. I think he may be the best guitarist to come out of this generation of music

Mark Tremonti creates such amazing riffs with unique tunings

Mark is the real deal.

Yea I know, hes one of my top 3 favorite guitarists. I just like that one riff clean, I learned it on acoustic. Good one to learn.

that is the most beautiful riff i've ever heard, seriously

he says D5 tuning, which is from the lowest string to the highest string as D,A,D,A,D,D, but the actual song is played a half step down (which i think he is playing it in this lesson) which would be Db5 OR C#5 tuning (same thing). So that would be Db,Ab,Db,Ab,Db,Db. And im pretty sure the song is in the key of Db major.

mark tremonti = the king of guitar !!! :p

Mark Tremonti is the man

the secret to this awesome song I think is the pumping kick drum on the intro.

Over time for me the best Alter Bridge Song - Has this special vibe i can not describe at all

So, not a complete noob but started learning acoustic, electric and bass, jazz, classical, and blues and THEORY!!! All at once so am a bit of a jack and not a master. So while i work on getting that drone going I enjoyed being introduced to D5 but accidently tuned it wrong. Instead of Db Ab Db Ab Db Db, I tuned it to Db Ab Db Ab C Db. So instead of open D I have open D7. Has its advantages in open dissonence to be resolved with a simple 1st fret on the 2nd string. Created a piece using this that is inspired by Tremonti and Konesky (no not Kennedy - Konesky of the D). I honestly could not be happier with it or myself right now, although it is still being worked on. I recently gained 2.5stone in lean muscle in 6 months of grooling hard work but am way more proud of this. Hope you all have a great new year.

I wish I was a muscial genius as Mark.

Alter Bridge is my favorite band for many reasons. But he hit on one of them here. Their music is very relatable. The subjects that their songs touch on are always deep. AB 3 is particularly special for me.

fantastic band and music

Beautiful guitar, AMAZING TONE! Great song! Alter Bridge and Mark Tremonti for ever!

Tremonti is a genius much respect to you sir he's one of the few ppl that deserve to be named "Artist" AB is so artistic and that's what i love about them you dont find bands like them these days , i mean they put a solo in almost every song the wrote and they have 8 mins songs like "Black Bird" without a doubt AB is my fav band along with metallica

this is the most beautiful riffs!!!!

Whos with me 2019

the noise gate on the speech sections is pissing me off a treat!!

Gorgeous guitar, brilliant guitarist. Perfect match.

Imagine Tremonti was ya dad, instead of bedtime story's tell him to get out the acoustic and play you to sleep! lol if he got out the electric there would be nothing but rocking out all night :D TREMONTI U R GOD!!!!!!

peavey classic 50! lol i'm sure it's something better than that, but i can get that exact sounds out of my 50 if i hook up my gate. if any aspiring guitarists out there want a great amp get a classic 50 (if you can find one). good ol' dual tube with a BUNCH of sound. great comments on the 0d5 too mark.

I'll never be able to do this in my life but i'll watch it any way

@robMD2010 Very well put. I don't even use standard tuning anymore. Sometimes I'll go to E flat for covers but, alternate tunings (especially open ones) really inspire me in ways that standard E can't begin to. Much like Mark, I find that the sounds they have to offer are a better reflection of who I am and what I want to convey as a guitarist. It opens up a whole new dimension to creativity and writing.

That and the most beautiful guitar ever!!!

id have liked to hear how mark wanted it played.. with his odd timing and stuff.

THE WORLDS GREATEST GUITARIST is sitting right there on that chair. you rock mark. can't wait to see you and Myles in Horsens in Denmark in oktober.

Watcihng this video makes me appriciate alter bridges music so much more!

saw these guys in manchester on the 24th, this song sounded amazing!!

The slow part makes me think and wonder if, that could be another acoustic version by Mark Tremonti and Myles Kennedy>?! WOW! Chills!

@EvilHippy38 Amen to that! I feel the same about standard, only use it on my acoustic in church! Alternate tunings are definitely the way to go, how many songs have ever been written in standard E? Thousands if not millions, standard is boring, alternate tunings offer you so many different colors and voices of the chords we're all usedto playing, and makes it easier to play sometimes, but the real point is, they've just got so much potential and they offer you so many new sounds.

@uchiha1000 He means the specific scale positions and chord voicings he found & used inside the alternate tuning DADDAD - the D5 Tuning. 'Shape' often refers to a specific *chord voicing.* A chord voicing is a specific chord, at a specific location on the guitar, in a specific tuning for each string. A scale's shape is the pattern of usable notes that can be reached without moving your arm, & is determined by the tuning-just like chord shapes. A scale shape is often called a *scale position.*

This instrument sounds amazing. Really, really great sound.

Mark wanted to go prog

Mark, you'll always be my idol

That intro is one of those guitar parts that as a musician you wish that you’d written yourself

@bobspie4 could be the way you wind the strings onto the guitar, have one wind around the top of the string then 2/3 bellow this way when you add tension tuning, it will clamp onto the string, try to refrain from over winding too.

In my 40's but MT has become my favourite guitarist.

Great dude!!! Class guitar player. Love Alter Bridge and his solo record. Killer vocalist too!!

couldnt agree more, listen to one of his new ones, 'new way out', he uses open tuning aswell and its just amazing!

I love guitar in this song

yeah mark awesome music man you wrote in this song. the solo and bridge and the outro really gets my head banging! im gonna do a cover whenever my bands gonna release an album

The finish on that guitar is godly :D

Man! His music and creations always have a feeling-attached to it. And to me that's the greatest form of music. Its not only the notes that are ringing, its the emotions as well. :p Respect brother!

@Songwriter4God Absolutely. It's thoroughly refreshing to encounter people who share that sentiment. =]

D5 tuning is so so pretty

@weightofregret It's D-A-D-A-D-D The two highest strings (otherwise B and high E) are both the same octave of D.

I'm gonna named my son Mark Tremonti !!! and hope he can plays guitar as good as Mark

Best riff ever written. Hands down.

i want to hear the odd timed riff ... !!!

@244monster He is working with both bands....He is currently writeing for the next Creed album.

Tune high E down to D, B string up to D, G string up to A, D and A string are the same, and then tune low E down to D. Hence from high to low, ddaDAD

SENSEIIIIIIIIIIIIII !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! eres la máquina maestroooooooo !! you r the machine master!

He's such a good guitarist

Beautiful guitar.

My Sacrifice is my fav with open d5

wow totally wanna get that tuning when buying my new guitar. Thanks Mark

i'd like to spend a week learning from this guy !

i love that sound

Beautiful PRS

what a perfect eletric guitar!!

@9TheManiac yeah the baritone is brand new i saw a pic on the alter bridge site

I never knew he is a Self-Taught Guitarist .., That's very Impressive,Mark ! I'm trying to be one .

Nice!

Newfound respect for this guy. I hate/hated all things Creed..predictable songwriting..predictable guitar playing. Since then ..Tremonti has impressed me a lot with his musicianship. Quite obvious he was being held back in Creed.

Don't let the fact that Mark played in creed fool you into thinking he is not a great guitarist man he is my favorite guitarist he can shred a guitar for sure 🎸 thanks for making great music brother

That PRS....

The tuning isn't clearly explained in there, so here ya go lads C# G# C# G# C# C# Or Db Ab Db Ab Db Db

Not only does Mark have a great singing voice, but his speaking voice is nice as well :b